War in Ukraine

Even as Washington tightens the screws, it is also keeping a direct channel to the Kremlin open.

Ukraine said Russia had launched 375 drones and 21 missiles, which once again targeted energy infrastructure.

The Kremlin stuck to its demand that Ukraine withdraw all its forces from the eastern Donbas region ahead of the talks in Abu Dhabi on Friday.

The former special counsel previously told lawmakers that his team found "proof beyond a reasonable doubt" that the president engaged in a "criminal scheme" to overturn the 2020 election results.

The attack knocked out heating to more than 5,600 apartment buildings in the capital, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.

If the proposals are approved, the U.S. and Ukraine could sign the documents next week in Davos, Switzerland.

“We will use mines only in emergency conditions,” said Col. Riku Mikkonen, inspector of engineers for the army command.

Moscow said the attack was in response to a Ukrainian drone strike on a Putin residence that the U.S. and others said did not happen.

The Ukrainian leader said a meeting of Ukrainian and U.S. representatives in Paris addressed "complex issues" remaining with the framework.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the agreements were "a signal of how seriously Europe and the entire coalition of the willing are ready to work for real security."

Trump's rhetoric after the U.S. attack against Venezuela clouded a meeting of European leaders to finalize security guarantees for Ukraine.